This volume presents a course of study for an internship program for high school student aides in the kindergarten classroom. Designed as a practical guide to techniques, activities and resources needed to develop basic helping skills, the course has three major components: (1) orientation, (2) training and (3) in-service seminars. Orientation,…

A description is given of a course for secondary education majors that is required in the sophomore year. The course combines techniques from microteaching and interaction analysis. A period of clinical experience is included, offering an opportunity for students to observe secondary teachers while acting as teacher aides. They thus became…

To help school administrators and others compare staffing patterns in their school systems with those in systems of a similar enrollment size and expenditure level, this report provides data on pupil-staff and teacher-staff ratios for individual positions and aggregate categories of professional personnel. The ratios analyzed in the report were…

This report discusses a study to examine staffing patterns of postsecondary vocational-technical schools in Georgia to analyze noninstructional staffing needs, existing staff utilization, and appropriate allocations of staff resources. Chapter 1 is an introduction; chapter 2 describes the methodology, which involved review of literature and other…

There are a number of ways in which parents can serve as role models in helping children to value reading, including parent-child sharing of culture through family rituals, reading aloud to children or having the children read aloud, tutoring at home and in the schools, using home learning kits for skill development and to provide a carry-over of…

The history and condition of bilingual education in the United States and federal, state, and local administration of Title VII is summarized. The National Advisory Council recommends: (1) that national awareness of bilingual/multicultural education as an asset be encouraged; (2) that Title VII be broadened to reflect the pluralistic, social, and…

ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES INCLUDING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND EVALUATION OF THE TRAINABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, TEACHING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND THE DUTIES OF TEACHER AIDES ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS GUIDE. HOUSING, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, IS DESCRIBED. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE DAILY SCHEDULES FOR OLDER AND YOUNGER GROUPS, CLASS SIZE,…

THESE GUIDELINES OUTLINE SUGGESTIONS FOR (1) PLANNING AND EVALUATING COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, (2) DECIDING ON PROJECT ACTIVITIES, (3) DETERMINING TARGET AREAS AND BUDGET, AND (4) WRITING PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS. THEY ALSO CONTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE OF TEACHER AIDES, SUMMER…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY DRAWS TOGETHER AN EXTENSIVE SOURCE OF LITERATURE RELATED TO NEW PATTERNS IN THE UTILIZATION OF STAFF AND TALENTS, TEAM TEACHING, AND FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING. (GB)

This document, prepared by the Tucson Early Education Model (TEEM), outlines TEEM's expectations for children's growth in each of four goal areas and describes the corresponding responsibilities of teachers, teaching and program assistants, parents, local education agencies (LEAs) and the Model sponsor. The expectations and responsibilities are…

This sourcebook contains ASSIST training materials designed to prepare paraprofessionals for their role as teacher aides in classes for handicapped preschool children. The preservice portion of the training program focuses on the special relationships the instructional associate has with the teacher, the preschool, and the child. Chapter I…

This paper contains a description and evaluation of a project designed to assist teachers, aides, and parents in the preparation of preelementary children for structured elementary school reading programs. Activities involving 22 teachers and aides and 71 parents from seven schools or child care sites are described. A section on achievement data…

Detailed materials for the assessment of language use in a responsive environment are provided for teachers and teaching assistants. Part A consists of a manual and guide for language assessment. A brief account of the responsive model's approach to language instruction is given. Additional sections introduce and describe the observation and…

This paper describes the model for a program of compensatory education designed to intervene directly in the home so that the home situation might lead to better school and life performance. A section on "Rationale and Major Objectives" explains the program emphases: (1) the development of nonprofessionals as parent educators and as…

TO RELIEVE THE NON-INSTRUCTIONAL BURDEN UPON THE CLASSROOM TEACHER, THE QUEMADO PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXPERIMENTED WITH A TEACHER AIDE PROGRAM, UTILIZING A SINGLE TEACHER AIDE IN ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMED MATHEMATICS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROJECT. AS A RESULT OF THE EXPERIMENT'S SUCCESS, THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR (1963-1964)…